In this month’s Faculty Spotlight, we had the privilege to sit down with UMW’s Faculty Director for the Speaking Intensive Program and Associate Professor of Communication, Adria Goldman. Her passion for communication and its value in various subject areas shines through in her role. As Adria put it, “I’ve always been annoyed by common misconceptions […]
Elizabeth Freund Larus, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs and Adjunct Fellow at Pacific Forum, published commentary in the forum’s PacNet on the upgrade of US-Vietnam relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Professor Larus writes that the elevation of US-Vietnam relations facilitates bilateral trade and investment, but more importantly counters China.Read the commentary here.
Center for Community Engagement Director Sarah Dewees was quoted in an article titled “We Can’t Afford To Wait To Vote Early” in Forbes.“I do believe that celebrating Vote Early Day helps raise awareness for upcoming elections,” Dewees said. Read more.
James Farmer Multicultural Center Assistant Director Chris Williams was honored for his work – along with Victoria Matthews, Fredericksburg’s tourism sales manager – on the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail. Matthews accepted the regional Shining Example partnership award from the Southeast Tourism Society on behalf of the university and the city in Jackson, Mississippi, last month. […]
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Pamela Grothe’s research appeared in a recent article titled “How we know past climate without thermometers” in The Richmond Times-Dispatch. A picture of Grothe drilling into 5,000-year-old coral with help from Florida State University Assistant Professor Alyssa Atwood, as part of their research in 2018 on Christmas (Kiritimati) […]
